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Arab–Israeli conflict
The
Arab–Israeli conflict
(
Al-Sira'a Al'Arabi A'Israili
;
Ha'Sikhsukh Ha'Yisraeli-Aravi
) refers to the political tension and military conflicts between a number of
Arab countries
and
Israel
. The roots of the modern Arab–Israeli conflict are bound in the rise of
Zionism
and
Arab nationalism
towards the end of the 19th century. Territory regarded by the
Jewish people
as their
historical homeland
is also regarded by the
Pan-Arab
movement as historically and currently belonging to the
Palestinians
, and in the
Pan-Islamic
context, as Muslim lands. The
sectarian conflict
between Palestinian Jews and Arabs emerged in the early 20th century, peaking into a full-scale
civil war
in 1947 and transforming into the
First Arab–Israeli War
in May 1948 following the
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
.
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